Podcasts about thriving cities

Economic growth in the UK is stagnating. Can a radical reshaping of private and public sector roles in core cities help unlock productivity and prosperity in Britain? The latest in our Spotlight on Policy series welcomes the Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, the CEO of Leeds City Council, Tom Riordan, and PwC's Public Sector expert Katie Johnston, to explore the role cities can play in boosting Britain's productivity. This episode is sponsored by PwC.Download the Good Growth for Cities report here: https://www.pwc.co.uk/industries/government-public-sector/good-growth.htmlView the PWC productivity tracker: https://www.pwc.co.uk/industries/insights/productivity-tracker/regional.htmlFind out more about the UK Urban Futures Commission: https://www.thersa.org/projects/uk-urban-futures-commission Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of More Than Profit, Bryce Butler and new co-host, Brian McKay, talk with Maegan Moore, Director at Catalyze, a national initiative democratizing access to capital, networks, and resources for the next generation of Capital Entrepreneurs who are moving capital in innovative and inspiring ways. Prior to Catalyze, Maegan helped launch Thriving Cities, a project that is working to transform communities through civic design. Bryce, Brian, and Maegan talk about a system-level approach to supporting communities that get overlooked by the capital markets, access to capital, Opportunity Zones, and more.  Learn more on this episode of More Than Profit, Empowering First Time Fund Managers with Maegan Moore.  Download the Growth Loan Playbook here: Your Guide to Launching a Character-based Lending Program in Your Community More Than Profit is a podcast from Access Ventures and is produced by Render.Host: Bryce ButlerExecutive Producer, Editing, and Marketing: Per NordgrenGraphic Design: Olivia AllisonSocial Media: Mallory Sanborn

A big part of being confident as a CEO is having a team that you can depend on. To do that you have to trust them to do the work as you cast vision.... Lori M. Ruffin is an upbeat strategic thinker, speaker and Founder of The COO Team, a virtual operations agency that equips nonprofits and companies with strategy and systems to grow their impact and income.  Leveraging her experience at a Fortune 500 company and serving national and international nonprofits, she is passionate about helping small to mid-sized social impact ventures succeed through expanding their internal capacity. Her work serving organizations with local, national and international reach includes Richmond Justice Initiative, Thriving Cities, Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, Women Doing Well, Kumveka, The V3 Movement and more. Follow Lori on Instagram @lorimruffin and get more strategic resources from her company blog at thecooteam.com. Subscribe to MissionKey TV on YouTube watch this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/missionkey/message

We need alternative ways of economic thinking to solve our current challenges. Is it possible to include both people’s wellbeing and planetary boundaries whilst striving for a thriving economy? Kate Raworth, the author of Doughnut Economics: 7 ways to think like a 21st-century economist, will be joining us to discuss the framework's role in shaping circular economy policies and business practices at city level. From Europe to Costa Rica, countries and cities around the world are reaching out to align their development strategies with it. To demonstrate, we will draw upon insights from Amsterdam, a city that recently implemented and published their Doughnut City Portrait during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a UK charity working on business, learning, insights & analysis, and communications to accelerate the transition towards the circular economy. Find out more about our work here: www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.orgMore on C-19 economic recovery: https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/our-work/activities/covid-19-Follow us online on these channels: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ellenmacarthurfoundation/Facebook: www.facebook.com/EllenMacArthurFoundation/LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ellen-macarthur-foundation/YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/made2bemadeagainFundación Ellen MacArthur (Spanish): https://www.facebook.com/FundacionEll...Fundação Ellen MacArthur (Portuguese): https://www.facebook.com/FundacaoElle...

Today I am excited to introduce you to a really cool company called Colu. The company was launched in 2014 and currently has a staff of 40 people in the US, UK, and Israel with a mission to make more vibrant, connective, and inclusive cities around the world.  Joining me on the show today is Michael Mazur, Colu’s VP of Business Development and Global Business Development Manager Elad Erdan. One of the things I really love about this company is they were doing some really smart things in previous years that are incredibly applicable during this pandemic to help boost economic recovery and keep cities thriving.  In our conversation, we talk about an amazing project they did in Tel Aviv that helped a shopping area see 700 percent growth in 45 days. We also talk about a new project that just launched in Akron, Ohio and get into some brainstorming around a topic a lot of people around the world have been talking about: masks. Michael, Elad, and I had a short conversation about this and came up with some pretty interesting potential solutions. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on them!  Show Notes: [01:14] Colu has done some really smart things in previous years that are incredibly applicable during this pandemic to help boost economic recovery and keep cities thriving. [03:34] Colu works with cities in the U.S. and abroad, by rewarding resident behaviors that meet the strategic goals of each city.  [04:41] They have worked with many different researchers and experts to create their processes including Dan Ariely.  [07:00] Right now cities mostly need help supporting their small businesses.  [08:45] Each city has its own unique challenges and behaviors they want to promote.  [10:05] They share about the Jerusalem Boulevard Project.  [12:11] They used their platform in Tel Aviv to support the local businesses. They used their mobile app to tell the residents the story of small businesses.  [14:18] The business owners in that area experienced a growth of more than 700% in the first 45 days of the initiative. [15:16] In the next 45 days (even though they no longer had any incentives) the residents continued to visit the area because of the story and the emotional connection that was established.  [18:04] They are working to ultimately create loyalty between the residents and the local businesses.  [19:42] Akron, Ohio is the first city to launch in the states.  [21:26] They created a coronavirus task force to research and figure out how they could best help cities and what cities are going through. [24:13] They are looking at the average price per transaction, the way people consume, and the way people shop by segment.  [26:03] In Akron, you can get rewarded for shopping at a local business whether it is online or in-person. When you are ready to redeem your local coins then you have to be in-person.  [27:46] The city can monitor and change the program as it runs.  [28:54] They are also using challenges; encouraging people to develop a new habit.  [31:35] Encouraging people to wear masks is something that is very difficult and a lot of people are struggling with.  [33:16] Cities started giving businesses carrots for enforcing mask-wearing. In Israel, they reward businesses that are keeping the rules and conditions of the purple badge.  [35:55] We need to take mask-wearing from a negative experience to a positive experience. Say, if you get caught with a mask then you can be rewarded.  [36:45] It is important to highlight the celebrations. We need to acknowledge and recognize people when they are doing something good for themselves and the community. [39:05] Consider this: If you wear a mask you might randomly win a prize.  [40:25] They want to help as many cities as possible in terms of supporting their key points. They focus on small businesses and diversity.  [42:46] It is their mission to help cities think outside the box and in ways that will create long-term change.  [45:12] They are trying to help cities unlock their true potential.  [47:19] Economic recovery will take time, but hopefully companies like Colu can help make that a smoother, faster transition for many cities around the world. Thanks for listening. Don’t forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Android. 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Understanding our current cultural climate may feel like an impossible quest. Greg Thompson of Thriving Cities helps us find clarity and perspective so we are equipped to help others make sense of our unique cultural moment.

Host: Matt Bach, Communications Director, Michigan Municipal League Guest: John LaMacchia, Asst. Dir., State & Federal Affairs, Michigan Municipal League Governor Whitmer just released her budget proposal for 2020-2021, which sets off a whole new round of negotiations with the Legislature. The League's John LaMacchia shares his thoughts on the possibility of conversations on revenue sharing and local roads. He also touched on one of the speakers at our upcoming CapCon - Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist - and his Thriving Cities tour of the state. And the next issue of our magazine, which fill focus on local preemption, was highlighted.

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Understanding our current cultural climate may feel like an impossible quest. Yet as Christians, we are called to be the ones who understand the times and know how to lead and offer hope. How can we make sense of the confusion and think soundly about the chaos? Greg Thompson, with a Ph.D in Theology, Ethics and Culture and as director of Thriving Cities, helps us find clarity and perspective so we are equipped to help others make sense of our unique cultural moment.

Understanding our current cultural climate may feel like an impossible quest. Yet as Christians, we are called to be the ones who understand the times and know how to lead and offer hope. How can we make sense of the confusion and think soundly about the chaos? Greg Thompson, with a Ph.D in Theology, Ethics and Culture and as director of Thriving Cities, helps us find clarity and perspective so we are equipped to help others make sense of our unique cultural moment.

  Michael Rowe is a director at Ethos Urban who are a leading consultancy in urban planning. In this is a conversation about: The fundamentals of urban planning to make thriving cities How to best cater for growing cities How technology can influence the planning process Speeding up the approval process How planning has evolved If you want to find out more about what he is up to, go to ethosurban.com   Enjoy!

This special episode is from our new Theology on Tap Podcast. Dr. Greg Thompson was our guest for Theology on Tap during Chattanooga's 2017 Startup Week. As our city continues to grow an innovation and entrepreneurship economy, what will be the markers of our success? How will we evaluate our success in creating a community in which all of our neighbors are thriving and enjoying this new economy? Dr. Thompson's lecture is timely for our city and our community as we wrestle with these questions. As I said in the intro, this being a "Theology On Tap" lecture it will obviously have a theological bend to it. However, I think it is a lecture that everyone will benefit from and, if you are not a person of faith, then will be at the very least encouraged by the fact that there are Christians and people of faith engaging innovation and their communities in the way that Dr. Thompson shares here. Recorded live at The Camp House in Chattanooga, TN on October 17. What is the end of innovation? Why do we even innovate to begin with and how will we know if we are successful in such an endeavor? Dr. Greg Thompson seeks to pull our imaginations to the deeper questions of why innovation will matter for our communities in the 21st century. Greg Thompson is the Director of Research and Strategy at Clayborn Reborn, a historic Civil Rights site in Memphis Tennessee. He is also a Senior Advisor for the Tom Tom Founders Festival in Charlottesville, Virginia. Before joining Clayborn and Tom Tom Greg served as the CEO of the Thriving Cities Group, a Civic Design firm based in Charlottesville, Virginia and as the Executive Director of New City Commons, a consulting team that supports faith-based communities in the work of serving their cities. Greg is also active in national conversations surrounding race and equity in America and holds a PhD from the University of Virginia where he wrote his dissertation on Martin Luther King, Jr. Theology on Tap Chattanooga Podcast - http://apple.co/2wLEVOW Clayborn Reborn - https://www.claybornreborn.org Thriving Cities - http://thrivingcities.com New City Commons - http://newcitycommons.com Other talks by Dr. Greg Thompson on Qideas.org - http://qideas.org/contributors/greg-thompson/

Recorded live at The Camp House in Chattanooga, TN on October 17. What is the end of innovation? Why do we even innovate to begin with and how will we know if we are successful in such an endeavor? Dr. Greg Thompson seeks to pull our imaginations to the deeper questions of why innovation will matter for our communities in the 21st century. Greg Thompson is the Director of Research and Strategy at Clayborn Reborn, a historic Civil Rights site in Memphis Tennessee. He is also a Senior Advisor for the Tom Tom Founders Festival in Charlottesville, Virginia. Before joining Clayborn and Tom Tom Greg served as the CEO of the Thriving Cities Group, a Civic Design firm based in Charlottesville, Virginia and as the Executive Director of New City Commons, a consulting team that supports faith-based communities in the work of serving their cities. Greg is also active in national conversations surrounding race and equity in America and holds a PhD from the University of Virginia where he wrote his dissertation on Martin Luther King, Jr. Clayborn Reborn - https://www.claybornreborn.org Thriving Cities - http://thrivingcities.com New City Commons - http://newcitycommons.com Other talks by Dr. Greg Thompson on Qideas.org - http://qideas.org/contributors/greg-thompson/

Joshua J. Yates is Research Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia and Director of the Program on Culture, Capitalism, and Global Change at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture (IASC), led by Professor James Davison Hunter. He is also the Director of the Thriving Cities Project, a multi-year inter-disciplinary initiative of IASC that features its distinctive Human Ecology framework and is comprised of a national network of scholars from across the humanities, social sciences, urban planning, architecture, civil engineering, and design. The research agenda of Thriving Cities provides theoretically-informed but empirically-based resources and insights for holistic assessment of community wealth and well-being.

Josh Yates is the Director at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at UVA. They've got project called Thriving Cities, which provides a framework for thinking about building healthy cities. Josh talks about how a city is more like a complex ecosystem, than a factory with levers (11:00). He shares the six elements, or "endowments", that contribute to a city's thriving (16:20). And they discuss the importance of unexpected, unusual coalitions to the life of a city (30:45). If you like cities, this one is for you.